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If someone explained to him what tariffs are and how they work without mentioning the president at first, and how it will impact his spending money, there's a chance he might finally admit to Trump making a mistake.
No, initial reaction would probably be that "you're wrong", and the importer is trying to stiff him and/or is a Biden's supporter trying to make Trump look bad or some other shit. After some time, he might come around, but the principle of a cult is no matter what fact and evidence you provide, they will dismiss them and refuse to change their minds.
You're probably right, sadly.
Almost everyone is in favor of the Affordable Care Act, but as soon as they hear “Obamacare” it’s suddenly evil.
Or like how ~~Burger King~~ A&W’s 1/3 pound burger never took off because Americans are too stupid to realize 1/3 is a bigger number than 1/4 so they go to McDonald’s instead.
They should have really come with the 1/6863 tonne burger
That wasn't burger king, that was a&w.
Fixed, cheers
Maybe americans should start calling these "Trump Tax"
I've been trying to call them import taxes because more people should. It simplifies the explanation of what teriffs are greatly
I bet a coworker that the words "tariff" and "tax" are synonyms. Fucker refused to pay even after we looked it up - called Thesaurus.com "fake news".
No he wouldn't.
It's worth a try. It's better than insulting them and screming at them, which for sure isn't going to work.
But I'm pretty certain you're right though. It's pretty much became a cult at this point.
You can't logic someone out of a place they didn't logic themselves into, but they got to that place for reasons, just not logical ones. If you can figure out the underlying drivers for their position, it's possible (although still really difficult) to address those underlying needs in a way that enables the person to loosen up on the unreasonable position.
Not sure that approach can get traction over the internet, though. Discussions on social media are more for the lurkers than for any chance of the posters changing each other's minds.
Oh yeah forget about trying to convince people like him over the internet and social media. In person it might be different.
Yeah I do it with about the same faith as I do the lottery.
Although I never buy a lottery ticket because the chances are so low, but I do argue idiots, even though the chances of breaking through are probably lower.
The true Trump Derangement Syndrome
Doubtful.
“Not muh prezdent”